Minor update’s biggest new feature is burglar-proofing ‘Device Protection’
Android 5.1 is upon us! Google has announced the updated operating system’s release in the usual bloggy way.…
Monthly Archives: March 2015
MWC 2015 roundup: Strap on a wearable and cover your face in sickly VR goo
Get all El Reg‘s Barcelona action here
Yes, it’s time for our Mobile World Congress 2015 linkfest! Here’s The Register‘s full coverage of what was hot and plain old rot in Barcelona this year.…
Hey FANBOI! Yes you with the $10 grand and pocket on fire! Want a WATCH?
Mmm, feel the GOLD
High-end models of Apple’s Watch, which apparently has its official release tomorrow, could carry a price tag of at least $10,000.…
Grab your pitchforks: Ubuntu to switch to systemd on Monday
It’s Debian all o’er agin, I tells ye!
The Ubuntu Project is set to move forward with a plan to make a controversial system management tool a key part of Ubuntu Linux.…
Google hires engineers to run Android OS on virtual reality gear – report
Facebook face-off?
Google has padded out a team of engineers to beaver away at an Android operating system to power virtual reality devices, it has been reported.…
What’s new in Office 2016 for Mac (and why it doesn’t totally suck)
Preview suite is a partial catch-up with Office on Windows
First look Microsoft has released a self-destructing preview of Office 2016 for Mac – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote – but it still is not the equal of its PC counterpart.…
Bite my shiny metal Ask: Java for OS X crapware storm brewing
Thanks, Oracle, for another reason to ditch your software
Mac fans now have one more thing in common with their Windows-using bosses: their Oracle Java updates now try to smuggle in Ask’s browser toolbar.…
Office for Mac 2016 Preview: This letter will self-destruct in 60 days
Full build due after June
Microsoft has released the first preview build of Office for Mac 2016, its next edition of the software for Apple PCs.…
VMware sued, accused of ripping off Linux kernel source code
SCSI dev claims virty giant has ‘no intention’ of honoring terms of the GPL
Linux kernel developer Christoph Hellwig has sued VMware in Hamburg, Germany, over alleged violations of the GNU General Public License.…
Oracle’s piping hot new pot of Java takes out the trash (faster)
JDK 8 Update 40 improves memory handling, JavaScript support
Oracle’s latest update to the Java Development Kit doesn’t add any new language features or change any APIs, but it still includes a number of enhancements that should please Java developers and users.…